Recording and reproducing apparatus for video signals using a video storage tube and an audio tape recording device

ABSTRACT

Apparatus for storing at least one field of television video signal on a broad band storage tube and reading out the stored video signal by low frequency scanning, the signal being recorded in a low frequency recording device. A sound signal is also recorded in the device. The video signal recorded in the low frequency recording device is again read out and stored in the storage tube; the stored video signal is again read out by high frequency scanning and displayed on a cathode ray tube. The recorded sound is reproduced intermittently or simultaneously with the reproduction of a video signal.

United States Patent Hirashima 51 Nov. 25, 1975 RECORDING AND REPRODUCING [56] References Cited APPARATUS FOR VIDEO SIGNALS USING UNITED STATES PATENTS A STORAGE TUBE AND AN AUD) 2,907,819 10/1959 Perilhou 360/33 TAPE RECORDING DEVICE 3,06l,670 10/1962 OsteretaL. 178/68 [75} Inventor: Masayoshi Hirashima lbamg-l 3.085.130 4/1963 Lemelson l78/DlG. .15

Japan c 1 Primary Examiner-Raymond F. Cardillo, Jr. ['73] Assignee. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Attorney Agent Ryan and Wayne Ltd., Japan [22] Filed: May 10, 1973 [57] ABSTRACT [2i] Appl. No; 358,964 Apparatus for storing at least one field of television video signal on a broad band storage tube and reading out the stored video signal by low frequency scanning. [30] Forelgn Apphcanon Prim-"Y Data the signal being recorded in a low frequency recording 1 It 1973 Japan 47'46944 device. A sound signal is also recorded in the device. y 1 i973 Japan 4748747 The video signal recorded in the low frequency re- 1972 Japan 4748763 cording device is again read out and stored in the storage tube; the stored video signal is again read out by [52] 360/9; 360/19? 360/35 high frequency scanning and displayed on a cathode [51] P H04N 5/78 ray tube The recorded sound is reproduced intermit [58] held of Search 360/819 33/ 35; tently or simultaneously with the reproduction of a l78/DIG. 3, DIG. 35. DIG. 24, 6.8, 6.6 FS; video Sign 10 Claims, 30 Drawing Figures 3 CHANGE-OVER? SWiTCH Mal.

b My VIDEO v 7 7 My AMPLlFIER l 1 .011 NGE-OVER V e. l E %SW!TCH 7 V1056 DETECTOR SYNCHRONOUS SEPARATOR W 10- MANUAL CONTROL SWlTCH CATHODE RAY TUBE 8 of L, STORAGE TUBE OUTPUT CONTROL ClR Ul MOTOR Sheet 1 of 17 U.S. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 FIG.

F-OVER s34 TCH CHANG MANUAL CONTROL SWITCH CATHODE RAY TUBE L O R 6 m L O O R 6% mm 1 &m 0U AC m R T O P S N 7 I II IL\ b S C UR 0 mm m mm WU CP w wv E D CIRCUIT RECORDING DEVICE OUTPUT CONTROL TUBE - REGENERATING STORAGE MOTOR U.S. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet 2 of 17 3,922,715

FIG. 2

MANUAL OPERATION PULSE to I} tats FIG. 3

NAND GATE I6 T PHASE INVERTER BINARY 2 COUNTER 4 HORIZONTAL SYNCHRONO STATE PHASE INVERTER FIG. 5

; 0R GATE R B E m A w OE m mm u RT HS C N DIV: O S 2 I A m l R E V gum VERTICAL SWEEP OUTPUT CIRCUIT US. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet 3 of 17 3,922,715

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US. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet40f17 3,922,715

VERT SYNCIN TELEVISION 7 22R SEN/AL K MONOSTABLE DETECTOR MULTIVIBRATOR RELAY T 8 couw ER 25 26 27 RESET PULSE RELAY JR. tn+| tn+| tn+2 FIG. 9 +8 l 58 8 SWITCH FLIP-FLOP Tr 2 i :;-39 36 L I 1 SWITCH FLIP- FLoP s r 1 r 35 32 5 /29 3o SWITC H FLIP FLOPWMZH US. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet 5 of 17 3,922,715

3O (TRANSISTOR) FLIP-FLOP FIG. I2

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ICHANNEL A I I VIDEO SIGNAL SOUND SIGNAL CONTROL SIGNAL }CHANNEL B FIG. I4

CHANNEL A 3 CHANNEL A I CHANNEL 8 I I I I PICTURE 2 PICTURE 3 SOUNDI 'soumoz souwo CONTROL SIGNAL I I I PICTURE| US. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet60f17 3,922,715

I F I G. I I

CHANGE-OVER E B U T Y A R E D O m A C RECORDING REGENERATI DEVICE VIDEO AMPLIFIER CHANGE-OVER FIG. I38

CATHODE RAY TUBE SWITCH SYNCHRONOUS DEFLECTING SEPARATOR CIRCUIT 4s EKI SFEAKER FIG. I3

FIG. I3A FIG. I38

U.S. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet 8 of 17 49 8 T g V STORAGE CHANGE-OVER SWITCH STORAGE TUBE lgZ g RECORDWG 8 STORAGE CONTROL REGENERATING MANUAL CONTROL h SWITCH 47 I3 g SOUND AMPLIFIER U.S. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet 9 of 17 3,922,715

53 54 I I SAW-TOOTH VERTICAL CuRRENT DEFLECTING GENERATOR CIRCUIT 57 52 I DETECTOR OPERATION MODE 2 CHANGE-OVER I SWITCH II RECORDING AND REGENERATING DEvICE 58 /55 I DETECTOR 7 OR GATE I 56 I I INPUT CHANGEOVER SWITCH 59 6O SIGNAL STORAGE SWITCH COMMAND FIG. I5A FIG. I58

US. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet 10 of 17 FIG. I5B

CATHODE VOLTAGE CHANGE-OVER CIRCUIT GI VOLTAGE CHANGEOVER CIRCUIT 62 VOLTAGE CHANGE-OVER CIRCUIT G3 VOLTAGE CHANGE-OVER CIRCUIT STORAGE TUBE G4 VOLTAGE CHANGE-OVER CIRCUIT CHANGE-OVER CIRCUIT TARGET VOLTAGE US. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheetllofl' 3,922,715

3 4 A II P i310; tl has ha; 13ml 1 STORE I I STORE READ E 8 ER S; ERASE n l s s I STORE READ ERASE MAINTAlN US. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet 12 of 17 3,922,715

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6O SWITCH 55 RECORDlNG a REGENERATING DETECTOR I DEVICE 58 OR GATE FLIP-FLOP s Q MONOSTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR 6 9 lBlT "7 E DELAY CIRCUIT FIG. l8

sis FIG. IBA H6. 88 FLIFLFLGP US. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet 13 Of IT 3,922,715

ORERATI NMODE ERASE PULSE CHANGEOVER GENERATOR SWITCH 67 STORA E TUBE C ONTROL S GNAL DET ECTOR 7O 2 PHASE ZERO DETECTOR I INVERTOR 73 76 I. \ERASE I A l COUNTER 1 74 I\ I I B K L STORE PHASE T INvERTOR I DETECTOR HIEILOP READ II II I 2 I DETECTOR 78 I I STORAGE TUBE OPERATION MODE CONTROL SIGNAL I CHANGE-OVER DETECTOR SWITCH US. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet 14 of 17 3,922,715

SOUND OUTPUT PLAYER CIRCUIT RELAY SWITCH 8| OF R CHANNEL 7 9 b 4 8&2 O 5 souwo OUTPUT DETECTOR g CIRCUIT OF L CHANNEL BISTABLE h MULHWBRATOR DIFFERENTIATOR DEMODULATING SHAPING CIRCUIT CIRCUIT FIG. I9

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US. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet 15 of 17 3,922,715

OPERATION MODE CHANGE-OVER I L SWITCH N ND A PHASE lNVERTER GATE PHASE L INVERTER96 AND GATE DEFLECTING 1 1 CiRCUlT NAND 9O 8 E T 1 GA E PHASE 3: 9|INVERTER STORAGE (z TUBE 94 92NAND GATE T J T E CIRCUIT PHASE INVERTER 93 PHASE INVERTER Sheet 16 0f 17 3,922,715

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POSITIVE US. Patent Nov. 25, 1975 Sheet 17of17 3,922,715

BISTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR a5 4 I00 DIFFERENTIATOR 99 DIODE |o| DIODE PHASE /|o2 :NvERTER IDs L BISTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR |o4 PHAsE- RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS FOR VIDEO SIGNALS USING A VIDEO STORAGE TUBE AND AN AUDIO TAPE RECORDING DEVICE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION An apparatus for recording a television video signal and a sound signal and reproducing them for and alternately use has already been developed; however such a device requires special techniques for operation and is high in price. It is desired to provide a simple low price apparatus which may be used with a simple device such as a conventional magnetic recording device for recording and reproducing of video and sound signals.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and low cost recording and reproducing apparatus for picture and sound signals.

According to the present invention, a video signal is stored in a broad band storage tube. The stored video signal is read out by means of low frequency scanning and this is recorded in a low frequency recording device with a sound signal. The recorded video signal is again read out at low speed and stored in the storage tube again, read out at high frequency scanning and displayed on a cathode ray tube as a static picture. The recorded sound is reproduced simultaneously or intermittently with the picture.

According to the present invention, video signals are recorded and reproduced at low speed; and the signal controlling speed of recording device is recorded with television signals on one recording medium.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I shows a block diagram of a recording and reproducing apparatus for picture and sound signals according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows waveforms for illustrating the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a partial block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows waveforms for the description of the partial block diagrams shown in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 shows a circuit to be used in the apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 shows waveforms for the circuit of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 shows a block diagram to be used in the apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 shows waveforms for the diagram of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 shows a circuit to be used in the apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 10 shows a partial circuit to be used in FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 shows another recording and reproducing apparatus for video and sound signals according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 shows a plan view of a recording tape to be used with the apparatus, showing recorded signals.

FIG. 13, including FIGS. 13A and 138 shows a circuit diagram of still another apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 shows a plan view of a recording tape showing recorded signals, to be used in FIG. 13.

FIG. 15, including FIGS. ISA and 158 shows a block diagram of the apparatus to be used in FIG. 13.

FIG. 16 and FIG. 17 show the waveforms for the description of FIG. 15.

FIG. 18 including FIGS. 18A and 188 shows a block diagram showing a detailed embodiment of the apparatus shown in FIG. 15.

FIG. 19 including FIGS. 19A and 198 shows a block diagram for still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 20 and 21 show waveforms for the description of the apparatus shown in FIG. I9.

FIG. 22 shows a partial block diagram for the apparatus shown in FIG. 19.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS:

Referring now to FIG. I, numeral I indicates the video detector used in a known television receiver; numeral 2 indicates a change-over switch for selection of either the output of the video detector 1 or the output signal of a storage tube; numeral 3 indicates a video amplifier circuit; numeral 4 indicates a cathode-ray tube; numeral 5 indicates a synchronous separator circuit, these are substantially identical with the circuits of known television receivers except for the switch 2; numeral 6 indicates a change-over switch for selecting the output of either the video detector 1 and/or a recording and regenerating device 12; numeral 7 indicates an input control circuit for controlling the amplitude and phase of the input signal applied to the storage tube 8; numeral 8 indicates a storage tube whose storage element is, for example, a silicon oxide insulator being formed in the shape of mesh on a silicon target sealed in a vidicon in the place ofa photoconductive film electrode. When manual control 13 is manually initiated at the time t each electrode voltage of the storage tube 8 is in such a condition that it is ready to store an image, at the initial vertical synchronization signal l, r, of the output from the synchronous separator, the output from the input control circuit 7 is applied to the input terminal of the storage tube 8, and simultaneously, both the vertical and horizontal scanning begin. The scanning will stop when the image of one frame or one field is stored. The above operation is controlled by a storage control circuit 10. The storage control circuit 10 includes a deflection circuit and operates in synchronism with the vertical and horizontal synchronous signals from the synchronous separator circuit 5. When storage is completed, the electrode potentials of the storage tube 8 vary. The stored signal is read out, and adjusted to proper amplitude and phase by the output control circuit 9, supplied to the video amplifier 3 through the change-over switch 2, so that the image is reproduced on the screen of CRT 4. The storage control circuit 10 is so designed that the terminals 0 -c of the switch 2 are automatically closed. The terminals 0 c of the change-over switch 6 remain closed until the a -c terminals of the change-over switch 2 close.

Now the method of reading out the contents of the storage by low scanning speed will be described. The storage control circuit 10 is controlled by the manual control switch 13, and the potentials of all electrodes of the storage tube are brought to a image readable value. In the FIG. 1,11 indicates a motor for a recorder and regenerator 12 for audio frequency recording and regeneration.

Now lets take a tape recorder, as an example, and assume the rate of horizontal scanning is 60 Hz. That is, the frequency of the vertical deflection of a known television receiver may be used. When the deflection is at 60 Hz, it requires 262.5 times the time as compared to the case where the deflection is performed at the rate of 15.75 KHz. When it is required to record a higher frequency range, it is possible to record up to 5.25 MHz at low speed e.g. 30 Hz (1 field). Some means is required so that such low speed scanning is performed accurately. Especially when it is reproduced, the wow and flutter of tape will become a difficult problem. Consequently. two tracks are used in which the video signal is recorded on channel A and a clock signal on channel B. Counting the number of scanning lines by means of the counter 14 shown in the FIG. 3, a clock pulse is produced every thirteenth line and recorded on the tape. The numer of pulses per second recommended is about 10 kHz. When the horizontal deflection is controlled by means of the vertical synchronous signal of a television receiver, the number of horizontal scanning lines contained in one field of television signal is 262.5 A-9= 253.5 lines because there are 9 lines in the vertical flyback time. If it is deflected horizontally at 60 Hz, counting the horizontal synchronous signal or the number of pulses synchronized with it, and if clock pulses are produced at every 13th line respectively, as 13 X 20 260. then 20 pulses will completely cover the horizontal scanning of single line in the storage tube. This will be described later. The letter C in the figure shows horizontal deflection waveform of the storage tube. The letters H H H H show the pulses produced at every thirteenth line of television-receiver horizontal scanning lines. Letters V and V show pulses having a pulse width equal to the flyback time width shown in FIG. 4 C, being formed from the vertical sychronizing signal of television signal. In the tape, are recorded pulses 11,, H H as they are in shape and voltages V and V are in the shape of some cycles ofa sine wave of 10 KHz.

In FIG. 3 is explained how thirteen horizontal synchronous signals are counted. The input is the horizontal synchronous signal in the television signal or pulse. When the thirteenth of the input signals come in, the output on four terminals of the counter 14 shows 1 101 by the binary system, which is 13 in the decimal system. As the third unit from the left is 0, it is inverted by means of phase inverter 15 in that circuit, and four outputs are applied to four inputs NAND gate 16. The output of the NAND gate 16 becomes low level only when the output of the counter 14 is 1 I01 so that the number 13 can be detected. The output pulses may be used to obtain H,, H,, and H shown in the FIG. 4. The counter 14 is reset through OR gate 17 and phase inverter 18 after counting number 13 and after generating pulses by NAND gate l6; the counter starts counting the number again. Between times t and r vertical flyback time starts, e.g., after the completion of the equalizing pulse vettical pulse is applied onto a phase inverter 19; at this time I the counter is reset, and the flyback time of saw-tooth wave shown in the FIG. 4 starts. For V and V the vertical synchronous signal of television signal may also be used as they are. As stated above, the video signal can be recorded on a magnetic tape along with the clock pulses. The tape driving motor 11 is, of course, controlled by means of the vertical synchronous signal or vertical pulse in the video signals. The second horizontal scanning on the storage tube is also identical with the above procedure and up to 262.5 lines. As to the vertical deflection of the storage tube 8, the clock pulse may be generated every thirteenth horizontal scan (one sixtieth of a second per single scanning) of the storage tube 8, which clock pulse may be utilized for controlling the revolution of the motor shown in the FIG. 5. The method is identical with that of FIG. 3. Scanning 262.5 lines at the rate of one sixtieth a second per one frame requires 4.375 seconds and the vertical sweeping wave form is as shown in FIG. 6.

For the generation of such a low speed, saw-tooth shape voltage, a variable resistor may be used having a rotating contact point. This is shown in FIG. 5. As the contact point is rotated in the direction of the arrow X, the voltage at the point P, increases, and reaches H3 at the time of completion of scanning, e.g. 4.375 seconds later. When the contact passes from point S to the initial point E, the switch 22 is left open. To deflection coil 24 is applied a saw-tooth shaped current shown in FIG. 6, through the vertical output circuit 23. Another simple method, as shown in FIG. 7, is counting the vertical synchronous signals of the television receiver up to 256. Then the top 9th unit of the binary counter is I. This is sensed by the detector 26, which drives monostable multivibrator 27, and a pulse is generated. The counter 25 is reset by the pulse, the relay is opened and the contact 20a of the variable resistor is brought into contact with the terminal E, while controlling the motor. If it is desired to detect the 256th line before the voltage reaches +B so that simultaneously with release of switch 22, the contact 20a is returned from the point S to the terminal E by means of the motor 11. Though there is some downward over scanning, it can be ne glected for practical purposes. The wow and flutter must be eliminated when the video signal recorded on the magnetic tape as described above is stored in storage tube, which is described below. In FIG. 4, waveform C is produced by adding waves A and B. In the FIGS. 4-8 V,, V and V are in digital form and V V V, V .V V are so selected so that they are equal in value. The wave forms shown in FIG. 4-A are obtained by charging and discharging the condenser by triggering a silicon control switch by pulses H 11,, In this case, the wow and flutter of the tape causes t 1,, t etc which are not equal in length. Therefore, if there is a wow and flutter of 1 percent, V, also varies 1 percent. When V is 1 volt and V,- V V V are each 1 volt, the value of the composite C voltage V is 20 volts. However, if there is a wow and flutter, V only will be 1 t 0.01 volts. The magnified composite wave form will be as shown in FIG. 8, in which, for example, pulse spacing time from 2,, to the next pulse is lengthened, say 1 percent; the next pulse will be at t,,,,' and V, comes back to zero, then V, increases during t, and t,,,,' and becomes V,,'. That is V V, V,,,,'; the saw tooth wave becomes discontinuous as shown in the FIG. at t This voltage is less than 1 percent of V,,. When an image is reproduced on the cathode ray tube of 12 inch size, as clearly seen in FIG. 4, the time length between t. and r corresponds to 24/20 0.012 mm because the time axis is divided into 20 equal parts. There is then an horizontal overlapping of 1 percent of 1.2 cm or 0.12 mm. This may not be significant. If horizontally deflected without dividing into parts as described and there is 1 percent of wow and flutter, the length of the scanning line varies I 2.4 mm to the right or left. This is not practical. However, as in this invention, if divided into divisions, starting V, from zero, and stabilizing the voltage at each step, the wow and flutter can be reduced to l/n, where n is the number of divisions. The same principle can be applied to vertical scanning. In this case, the horizontal scan- 

1. Apparatus for receiving video and audio information signals, recording the video and audio signals and reproducing picture images and sound represented by said video and audio signals, comprising: a broadband storage tube; recording means having relatively narrow band capability; means for storing a field of received video information signals in said storage tube at a relatively fast rate; means for reading out the video information from said storage tube at a relatively slow rate and recording said video information in said recording means; means for recording received audio information signals in said recording means; means for reading out the video information in said recording means at a relatively slow rate and re-storing said video information in said storage tube; means for displaying picture images represented by the video information re-stored in said storage tube; means for reproducing sounds represented by the audio information in said recording means; said recording means having a plurality of channels; and means for recording control signals including horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals correlated with the scanning rate of the video information on a first of said channels and for simultaneously recording said video information on a second of said channels, said means for reading out and restoring video information comprising means controlling the scanning of said storage tube in response to said horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals when video information in said recording means is re-stored in said storage tube.
 2. An apparatus as defined by claim 1 wherein the audio information is recorded on said second channel between fields of said video information.
 3. An apparatus as defined by claim 1 wherein the received audio information is recorded on said second channel between fields of said video information.
 4. An apparatus as defined by claim 1 further comprising means for recording the video and audio information on separate channels.
 5. An apparatus as defined by claim 1 wherein the audio information is recorded on a third channel in said recording means.
 6. An apparatus as defined by claim 1 wherein the audio information is recorded on a third channel in said recording means.
 7. Apparatus for receiving video and audio information signals, recording the video and audio signals and reproducing picture images and sound represented by said video and audio signals, comprising: first and second broadband storage tubes; recording means having relativeLy narrow band capabilities; means for storing a field of received video information signals in said storage tube at a relatively fast rate; means for reading out the video information from said first storage tube at a relatively slow rate and recording said video information in said recording means; means for recording received audio information signals in said recording means; means for reading out the video information in said recording means at a relatively slow rate and alternatively re-storing said video information in said first and second storage tubes; means for alternately displaying picture images represented by the video information re-stored in said first and second storage tubes, whereby recorded video information can be continuously displayed; means for reproducing sounds represented by the audio information in said recording means; said recording means having a plurality of channels; and means for recording control signals including horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals correlated with the scanning rate of the video information on a first of said channels, said means for recording said video information in said recording means comprising means for recording said video information on the second of said channels simultaneously with the recording of said control signals on the first of said channels, said means for reading out and re-storing video information comprising means controlling the scanning of said first and second storage tubes in response to said horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals when video information in said recording means is re-stored in said first and second storage tubes, respectively.
 8. An apparatus as defined by claim 7 wherein said recording means has a plurality of channels and further comprising means for recording control signals on a first of said channels and said video information on a second of said channels.
 9. An apparatus as defined by claim 8 wherein said control signals are correlated with the scanning rate of the video information on said second channel.
 10. An apparatus as defined by claim 9 wherein said means for reading out the video information in said recording means is under control of the control signals on said first channel. 